1.2008 Cherry Blossom Proof Coin Set hat geschrieben:
Since its inception in 1883, the Japan Mint's Cherry Blossom Festival has enjoyed lasting popularity as one of Japan's best-loved spring traditions.
The silver medallion's obverse side is color-printed with the design of the Blossom of the Year, "Fugenzo," and the reverse side is coated with gold and features the former main gate of Japan Mint with cherry blossoms. The plastic case and the paper slipcase feature Fugenzo cherry blossom and the picture of the former main gate of Japan Mint.
Each proof coin, beautifully produced by our Mint by using special techniques, shines like a mirror on the hollow area of its surface while its embossed parts are frosted.

2. 2008 Standard Proof Coin Set hat geschrieben:
This is the annual Proof Coin Set housed in a plastic display case with leather.
This proof coin set includes six Japanese legal tender coins in proof condition (a 500 yen nickel-brass proof coin, a 100 yen cupronickel proof coin, a 50 cupronickel proof coin, a 10 yen bronze proof coin, a 5 yen brass proof coin and a 1 yen aluminum proof coin) and a copper medal (Weight: 4.6g, Size: 22 mm x 18 mm) featuring the year 2008 and paulownia.
There is also a paper slipcase to protect the leather case.
Each proof coin shines like a mirror on the hollow area of its surface while its embossed parts are frosted. A Certificate of Authenticity (English/Japanese) is also included.

Schedule Mintage: 60,000 sets

3. 2008 Anniversary Coin Set hat geschrieben:This lovely coin set with a space for messages of congratulations and a photo holder is best for wedding and baby gifts.
These coins are packed in a paper case featuring a colorful bouquet together with a pure silver medal featuring the year of issue, light of the sun, and a present.

4.2008 Japan Coin Set hat geschrieben:
The Japan Coin Set has a good reputation from overseas customers every year because of its Japanese traditional package design.
The theme of the 2008 Japan Coin Set is "Four Seasons in Japan."
It depicts four beautiful scenes from behind half-open shoji, sliding paper screens used in traditional Japanese architecture.
The obverse of the paper package features a Japanese garden in spring, when cherry blossoms are in full bloom. On the reverse is a lonely snow-covered summerhouse in winter.
The obverse of the plastic case features thickly wooded hills and a wooden bridge at midsummer. On the reverse is red maple leaves of autumn in a bamboo grove.
Enjoy the changing beauty of Japanese scenery throughout the seasons, from behind half-open shoji, sliding paper screens used in traditional Japanese architecture.

5.2008 Cherry Blossom Viewing Coin Set hat geschrieben:
This set is to celebrate the Cherry Blossom Viewing Festival.

Since the Japan Mint has many kinds of cherry trees in our Mint premises, we hold the Cherry Blossom Viewing Festival every April. People admire the beauty of flowers passing through a cherry blossom tunnel. We welcome many guests not only from our country but also from various overseas countries.

The coin set includes:

Six Japanese legal tender coins in Brilliant Uncirculated condition (a 500 yen nickel-brass coin, a 100 yen cupronickel coin, a 50 yen cupronickel coin, a 10 yen bronze coin, a 5 yen brass coin and a 1 yen aluminum coin),
A pure sliver medal (Weight: 4.36g, Size: L17.5mm x W17.5mm) with a design of this year's Chinese zodiac, Mouse, and a latent image of cherry blossom petals,
A plastic display case,
A paper slipcase with images of the Blossom of the Year, "FUGENZO."
"FUGENZO"
Fugenzo is the name of a well-known type of cherry blossom found in the Kyoto area since the Muromachi Era. The two pistils on each flower develop into leafy structures with curved tips that stick out from the flowers. These resemble an elephantfs trunk, giving the blossoms their name: Fugenzo is the elephant (zo in Japanese) on which the bodhisattva Samantabhadra (Fugen Bosatsu in Japanese) rides. The blossoms have between 20 and 40 petals, and change color from pink to white.

6.150th Anniversary of Relations France and Japan Proof Coin Set hat geschrieben:
This set is to celebrate 150th anniversary of relations France and Japan.

The exchange between France and Japan began when the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between France and Japan was signed in 1858. Japan needed to learn the latest techniques and knowledge which French were having, so France strongly affected Japan as one of the models of modernization. On the other hand, in France, Japanese art like Ukiyo-e deeply affected French art world, and became the basis for impressionist art and art nouveau style.

As seen above, the relations France and Japan started from technology transfers from France to Japan which had been modernizing. And then, arts and cultural exchange dominated the relations. These days, France and Japan have developed close relationships and affected each other.

The coin set includes:

Six Japanese legal tender coins in Proof condition (a 500 yen nickel-brass coin, a 100 yen cupronickel coin, a 50 yen cupronickel coin, a 10 yen bronze coin, a 5 yen brass coin and a 1 yen aluminum coin),
A Euro silver coin minted at Monnaie de Paris,
A Certificate of Authenticity for the coin set (French/Japanese),
A Certificate of Authenticity for Euro silver coin (French),
A plastic case with leather,
A paper slipcase.

7.2008 Mint Set hat geschrieben:
This is a standard coin set including six circulating coins of Japan. These Brilliant Uncirculated coins are set in a transparent plastic display case and a paper slipcase, together with a round red-brass medal featuring the year of issue and this year's Chinese zodiac, Mouse.
A paper slipcase features things or people related to anniversaries or major events scheduled in 2008.

The coin set includes:

Six Japanese legal tender coins in Brilliant Uncirculated condition (a 500 yen nickel-brass coin, a 100 yen cupronickel coin, a 50 yen cupronickel coin, a 10 yen bronze coin, a 5 yen brass coin and a 1 yen aluminum coin),
A round red brass medal (Weight: 7.5g, Diameter: 27.0mm),
A plastic display case,
A paper slipcase.
Designs on slipcaseWado Kaichin (or Wado Kaiho), one of the oldest coins of Japan, which was issued in 708, 1,300 years ago.
MAMIYA Rinzo, who explored Karafuto to do a survey in 1808, 200 years ago.
Tokyo Tower, the national landmark, which was constructed in 1958, 50 years ago.
Kasato-Maru, the first emigrant ship of Japan, which left the port of Kobe in 1908, 100 years ago.
Seto-Ohashi Bridges, the bridges linking Honshu with Shikoku island, were opened in 1988, 20 years ago.
KAWABATA Yasunari, the famous writer, who received the Novel Prize in literature in 1968, 40 years ago.
Seikan tunnel, the longest tunnel in the world, which was opened in 1988, 20 years ago.
NOGUCHI Hideyo, the famous medical scientist, who died in 1928, 80 years ago.
Lake Toya, which is the venue of the summit meeting in this year

2008 Coin Set with 500 yen Nickel-brass Commemorative Coin of the Japan-Brazil Year of Exchange, Centenary of the Japanese Immigration to Brazil hat geschrieben:
To celebrate the issuance of the 500 yen coin to commemorate the Japan-Brazil Year of Exchange, Centenary of the Japanese Immigration to Brazil, Japan Mint is proud to release a coin set containing the Japan-Brazil year of Exchange, Centenary of the Japanese Immigration to Brazil 500 yen commemorative coin as well as six circulating 2008 Japanese coins, from 1 yen to 500 yen, in uncirculated condition.

The obverse of the paper slipcase features coffee beans, major crop of Brazil, and cherry blossoms known as the national flower of Japan. The obverse of the plastic case depicts departing immigrants and people who came to see them off at Kobe Port, and the reverse side of the plastic case represents Kasato-maru, the first emigrant ship of Japan, come to Santos Port in Brazil in 1908.

And you can see the obverse of commemorative coin directly through the hole in the paper slipcase.

The coin set includes:

A 500 yen coin to commemorate the Japan-Brazil Year of Exchange, Centenary of the Japanese Immigration to Brazil and six Japanese legal tender coins in Brilliant Uncirculated condition (a 500 yen nickel-brass coin, a 100 yen cupronickel coin, a 50 yen cupronickel coin, a 10 yen bronze coin, a 5 yen brass coin and a 1 yen aluminum coin),
A plastic display case,
A paper slipcase.